Power bill of Rs 1901.57 crore is pending from the power companies of neighbouring Telangana state. The Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited (CSPDCL) is selling them power at the rate of Rs 4.66 per unit.
Information regarding the same was given by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in a written reply to a question asked by BJP legislator Shivratan Sharma in the Chhattisgarh state assembly on Tuesday.
The Chief Minister further informed that the state government had till date not compensated CSPDCL for the power bill worth Rs 2256.70 crore against free power supply to farmers for their agriculture water pumps. The pending bill was of the period of past ten years that is 2008-09 to 2018-19, he informed.